Five films exploring narrow-gauge railways. 2: Journey to the Land Beyond the Mountains
Written and narrated by Ray Gosling Once a year the trains carry the army of grape pickers to the steep, terraced slopes of the River Douro in northern Portugal. To the sounds of singing, dancing and exploding dynamite the whole valley celebrates the harvest which will make the famous port wine. Higher into the mountains, the little lines enter a region that's mysterious even to the Portuguese - land of proud people, strange primitive traditions - and secret smugglers' routes into Spain.
Photography ROBERT SLEIGH Producer BRIAN JAMES
BBC Manchester
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